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Khattak takes Centre, Wapda to task over electricity crisis in province
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has taken the federal government to the task and blaming the ruling party and...
Drug smuggling at Incheon Airport hits record-high in South Korea
SEOUL: The amount of drugs smuggled into South Korea through the country’s main gateway, Incheon International Airport, in the first...
88% of annual target achieved: Banks give Rs439.8b agri loans
KARACHI: The banks have achieved the 88% of the annual target of Rs500 billion by giving Rs439.8 billion agriculture loans...
World Bank gives $500m: Reserves to cross $18 billion mark
ISLAMABAD: The country’s foreign exchange reserves are likely to cross $18 billion mark on Tuesday as the World Bank has...
Two Inland Revenue officers of BS 19-20 transferred
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred/posted two officers of IT Cadre of Inland Revenue and DR&S (BS-20-19) with...
Second Secretary Mujeeb-ur-Rehman repatriated to parent department
ISLAMABAD: Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Talpur, a Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Department, Government of Sindh officer of BS-17, presently posted...
Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry Aquaculture authorises importations of Vietnamese mangoes
TOKYO: The Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture has authorised importations of Vietnamese mangoes from Xuan Lox. The quality...
Member (Admin) Shahid Hussain lays foundation stone of Sargodha RTO Complex
SARGODHA: Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Member (Administration) Shahid Hussain Jatoi has laid foundation stone of RTO Complex in Sargodha....
Pak rupee loses 10 paisas in open market to reach 102.95
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday further lost value against the US dollar in open market. As per the local currency...
Star Bulk offloads ageing capsize 170,631dwt
ATHENS: Drybulk giant Star Bulk Carriers has sold ageing capesize Star Mega (170,631 dwt, built 1994) to an unnamed party....
NZ Ministry Says number of people age over 65 to double from 650,000 to 1.2m people by 2035
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's rapidly aging population is set to become a significant part of the national economy over the next...
Indonesia govt stresses to fix distribution to overcome inflation during Ramadhan
JAKARTA: The member of the House of Representatives’ Commission XI, which oversees finance and banking, Ecky Awal Mucharam, has called...
New Zealand’s five major banks posts combined net profit of $1.69b in 3 months
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's five major banks made a strong start to 2015, posting a combined net profit of $1.69 billion...
Indian currency strengthens at 63.48 against dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee on Monday strengthened against the dollar, tracking gains in Asian currencies. The local unit opened at...
Taiwan unemployment rate dips 3.62% in May
TAIPEI: The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.62 percent last month, the lowest in 15 years for May, as companies...
Hong Kong stocks close 0.93% stronger, Hang Seng surges 252.61pts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares have closed 0.93 per cent higher, boosted by hopes of a last-minute deal on Greece's...
Malaysia’s Mitrajaya aims to double revenue, profit in 2015
SUBANG JAYA: Construction-centric aims to double its revenue and profit this financial year ended Dec 31, 2015 boosted by its...
Tokyo stocks end 15yrs high at end, Nikkei 225 soars 381.23pts
TOKYO: Tokyo's Nikkei index has climbed 1.87 per cent to close at a new 15-year high on hopes for a...
Oman’s MSM30 index drop 42.75% to 6,451.56pts
MUSCAT: Trading continued to be lacklustre on Sunday with market volume and turnover declining 42.75 per cent and 16.22 per...
GCC’s small enterprises touch $15.3b mark
DUBAI: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had around 13,480 small and medium-sized enterprises at the end of 2014. Of these,...
